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7/3/2018 0 Comments

Bed Wetting

By Pia Mattix Davis Peter Dazeley / Getty Images

Nocturnal enuresis, or bed wetting, is a fairly common childhood occurrence. For many reasons, parents tend to become annoyed or frustrated when their child wets the bed after potting training. Unfortunately there is little correlation between daytime and night time bladder control. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, nocturnal enuresis is not a result of drinking liquids before bedtime, the result of a psychological problem, laziness or to spite parents.
Instead Nocturnal enuresis is often caused by:

Genetic factors (it tends to run in families)
Difficulties waking up from sleep
Slower than normal development of the central nervous system—this reduces the child's ability to stop the bladder from emptying at night
Hormonal factors (not enough antidiuretic hormone—this hormone reduces the amount of urine made by the kidneys)
Urinary tract infections
Abnormalities in the urethral valves in boys or in the ureter in girls or boys
Abnormalities in the spinal cord

Before and after seeking help from medical professional, parents should empathize with their child, and show compassion and respect. Treat bedwetting as you would any other accident.

Don’t fuss at or berate the child upon discovering that they wet the bed.

Just say good morning, ask if the child requires help making their bed.

Assist the child with changing bed linens or do it yourself without complaint or comment.

Show compassion by helping, which communicates that the child is not being punished.

Help the child with bathing as necessary

Change bath time to morning time. No child should go through the day smelling of urine.

Expect an accident, factor additional time into the morning routine

Don't make the child feel as if it is his or her fault for arriving to school or other events late.

Don’t casually talk about your child’s issues to family or friends

Nocturnal Enuresis deserves the same discretion as any other medical condition.

Bed wetting like, waking at night, and toddler tantrums will soon become a thing of the past, but a child’s remembrance of their parent's response to everyday events can linger for a lifetime.

#empathy #respect #positiveparenting

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7/2/2018 0 Comments

It's Not Okay

by Pia Mattix Davis

As parents most of us have said to our children at sometime "it's OK".
But is it really OK or are we just attempting to silence the child's cries and
frustration instead of hearing what they have to say?

As parents we are responsible for helping our children to nurture
and develop their own voice, but when we tell them that it's OK,
we are negating what we are attempting to teach.
Instead we communicate that what the child is feeling right now
is not what they should feel.

So when your daughter falls off of her bike and hits her knee
on the ground, or when your son is sad because someone
hurt his feelings, instead ask, "does it hurt", "are you in pain", or "are you OK",
and allow your child to answer. If your child has yet to develop the
vocabulary to fully express his feelings, it is acceptable to offer choices
of words to help the child to identify and to communicate how
they feel.
It is never OK to tell the child how he or she feels.

The image above is a stock photo.

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